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Shanghai impounds thousands of bicycles

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A man walks past impounded bicycles from the bike-sharing companies Mobike and Ofo in Shanghai March 1.
Thousands of bicycles have been impounded by the authorities after they were left by users in areas restricted by parking regulations.
Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images

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Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly colored bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies in a sign of impatience with an explosion of the haphazardly parked two-wheelers.
Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images

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A man walks past impounded bicycles from the bike-sharing companies Mobike and Ofo in Shanghai March 1.
Thousands of bicycles have been impounded by the authorities after they were left by users in areas restricted by parking regulations.